South Central Livestock Exposition June 5-6

Webster County Fairgrounds, Bladen, NE

     The 4-H Junior Leaders of Webster County have announced that they will be sponsoring a South Central Nebraska Livestock Exposition that will be held in Bladen at the Webster County Fairgrounds on Saturday, June 6. The Exposition is a progressive show for market and breeding beef, market and breeding sheep and for market goats. There will also be showmanship classes in each species. The show is open to all 4-H and/or FFA exhibitors who are in good standing within their respective club or chapter and state association. A flyer and entry form is available at www.webster.unl.edu/county4h 

      Potential exhibitors may take advantage of an early entry fee which will be assessed if registrations are received by June 1. Webster County 4-H and FFA exhibitor will enjoy a discounted early entry fees. Exhibitors may register on the day of the show at the regular registration fee. Fees can be sent with early registration or may be paid on site on June 5 & 6, with checks payable to: Webster County Junior Leaders. 

     The preparations for the show will start with early check-in on Friday evening, June 5. All beef, sheep and goat exhibits may be checked in, registration confirmed, and market beef weighed between 6:00-9:00 pm, June 5. Late arriving beef may check in from 7:00-8:00 am, June 6. Beef exhibits will be accepted until 8:00 am, Saturday morning, June 6, and must be on the grounds and checked and weighed-in prior to that time. No beef entries will be accepted after 8:00 am, Saturday morning. Late arriving sheep and goat entries will be checked in and/or weighed between 8:00 and 10:00 am, June 6. No sheep or goat entries will be accepted after 10:00 am on June 6. All entries with the exception of breeding stock must have a current FFA or 4-H tag. All does, ewes and intact goat or sheep males must also have a scrapies tag in addition to their identification tag. There is a registration fee for each animal with early registrations by June 1 receiving a discount.

     The Exposition will start with the 4-H and FFA Open Beef show at 9:00 am, with the sheep and goat shows following directly after conclusion of the beef show. Rosettes and/or ribbons will be awarded to all exhibits. Added purse is available with cash prizes to be awarded to the top exhibits in each species. Special cash premiums will be awarded to the top exhibits in each species shown by Webster County exhibitors.

     For more information and entries, please contact any of the Webster County 4-H Young Leaders or Carol Kumke (Jr. Leader director, at ckumke2@unl.edu).  Flyers, rules and entry forms are also available from the Webster County UNL Extension Office in Red Cloud at 402-746-3417 or on the web at www.webster.unl.edu. You may also email Dewey Lienemann (UNL Extension Educator for Webster County) at dlienemann2@unl.edu.

     The public is cordially invited to attend this multi-state South Central Nebraska Livestock Exposition progress show and see some of the best animals in the country go head-to-head.